Lionheart Assurance Solutions Scam Prevention Toolkit is informing small business owners that it takes some forethought to protect their business from cyber attacks when using the Internet. However, by taking action early on security issues, it can save management time and company funds in the event of an attack. An ounce of prevention, according to the old health truism, is better than a pound of cure.
The Lionheart Assurance Solutions Scam Prevention Toolkit recommends a small business take the following precautions when it comes to cyber security:
1. While a traditional answer to prevent security problems on social networking sites was simply to block them, this may not be a good idea for a small business because many companies use these sites for low-cost marketing and employee recruitment. A more realistic solution is to educate staff members who use social networking sites for business purposes to be educated about the various scams perpetuated on them by fraudsters.
2. Emails play an integral role in a small business and should not be blocked. Using spam filters and raising awareness about phishing scams and potentially harmful attachments can reduce the likelihood of email threats.
3. Similarly, Instant Messaging (IM) can be useful for a small business in building client and vendor relationship, but the staff has to be warned about malware and viruses that can be transmitted when files are sent using IM.
4. By using high quality 128-bit encryption technology, a small business is implementing the best and most cost effective measures to safeguard website payment and digital product delivery features from cyber attacks.
5. Finally, a small business can protect itself online by using technology that improves overall security vulnerabilities. Using the most up-to-date security patches, anti-virus and anti-spyware software can do this. In addition, the network itself should be protected with a firewall.
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The Lionheart Assurance Solutions Scam Prevention Toolkit also recommends the staff be trained about security issues, conduct regular backups, and change passwords each time someone leaves the small business.
About Lionheart Assurance Solutions & The Lionheart Assurance Solutions Scam Prevention Toolkit
Lionheart Assurance Solutions’ team consists of professional business consultants with regional offices throughout the United States who specialize in identity theft education and identity theft risk mitigation. Although Lionheart Assurance Solutions cannot necessarily protect, avoid, or prevent identity theft or any other crime, they can alert their clients on ways to better their information security.
Lionheart Assurance Solutions launched the Lionheart Assurance Solutions Scam Prevention Toolkit in 2009 in response to the growing needs of the business community to stay on top of the latest scams perpetrated by identity thieves.
